With Biden stepping down, Vice President Kamala Harris and California Governor Gavin Newsom are seen as Democratic frontrunners. UC Berkeley's Eric Schickler believes Harris has the edge, especially with Biden's backing, and her nomination could be historic as the first Black woman president. Republicans may struggle to cast Harris as weak on crime due to her prosecutorial background.
From the article: Vice President Kamala Harris is the logical successor to Biden since that is essentially the function of a vice president should they become incapacitated in any way. But another name being floated as the next leader of the Democratic Party is California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Interestingly enough both have ties to San Francisco as the former district attorney and mayor respectively.
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